Stamped concrete services in Durango CO - a patterned finish on a solid base
Plain gray slab, or a patio that cracked and sank? We pour stamped concrete with color and pattern over a base dug out and packed.
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What goes into stamped concrete for a Durango home?
Stamped concrete is plain or colored concrete with a pattern pressed into it while it's still soft, and we do it for patios, walks and entries in Durango, CO. We stamp it with patterning tools and use a colored release, the powder that keeps the stamps from sticking, which also leaves a second color worked over the base color, so you get two tones instead of one flat gray.
Most people call because they want more than gray by the back door, or because an old patio has cracked, sunk or started pooling water. The price moves with the size of the slab, the pattern and how many colors you pick, whether an old slab has to come out first, and how much digging and packing the base needs, while the schedule mostly turns on the city's permit review and the weather. If the budget's tight, I'd simplify the pattern before I'd cut corners on the base, because a plain pattern still looks good and a bad base can't be fixed without tearing the whole thing out. When I come out, I'll walk the spot and tell you plainly what I'd do.
How we pour and finish stamped concrete
We start under the slab, digging out the soft dirt and packing the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, so it doesn't settle later, and we set the forms so water runs away from your house instead of toward it. Rebar, the steel inside the slab, goes in to hold it together if it cracks, and we pour in the cooler part of the day, because concrete poured in midday heat can end up with a weak, dusty top. Then we spread the color and the release, press the stamps while the concrete can still take them, and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a place to crack in a straight line instead of wherever it wants. Once it has cured, which is the wait while it gains strength before you use it, we wash off the extra release and seal it. Before you pick a sealer, we talk about how it grips on a wet day, and when we're done we tell you how to treat the slab its first winter, since that's when it's easiest to hurt.
Stamped work usually sits next to plain concrete, so we also do concrete sidewalk building for the path that leads to a new patio, and garage floor concrete when the slab inside the garage has cracked or sunk.
What changes a stamped concrete job in Durango
Inside Durango city limits, the city requires a building permit before any work or ground disturbance starts, and digging out for a new slab disturbs the ground. We check what your job needs before anyone digs, and when a permit is needed we handle the application. If the work reaches into a street, alley or sidewalk, the city counts that as its right-of-way and has to give written permission before we dig in it or block it, so a new entry walk that meets the public sidewalk gets one more check.
La Plata County's building code rates weathering here as severe, which means a lot of freezing and thawing on anything poured outside. A Michigan concrete association's cold-weather guide says entrained air, tiny bubbles mixed into the concrete, is still required where slabs freeze and thaw, so it's fair to ask any contractor whether your mix has it. We see the same hard winters on patios, walks and steps all over Durango, and we work in the cities around it too.
- Call (970) 844-8095
- Mon–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
- Durango, CO 81301
What happens after you call Durango Concrete Company in Durango
Call or send the form
Call (970) 844-8095 or send the form with a line about the patio, walk or entry you have in mind. We get back to you to set a time for me to come out.
I walk the site with you
I come out myself, look at the ground, the drainage and how the trucks will get in, and listen to what you want. You get my estimate and a plain account of what we'd do, base included, so you can see what you're paying for.
We handle the permit first
Before anyone digs, we sort out what the city or county needs, and inside Durango city limits the city asks owners to allow at least 30 business days for all submittals. That's why we start the paperwork well before your pour date.
I run the crew through cleanup
Our crew does the work, and I'm on site running it through the pour and the cleanup. The city allows construction work from 7 am to 7 pm, so that's the window you'll see us working in.
Why Durango homeowners call us for stamped concrete
I look at every job myself
I come out to see every job, and I'm on site running the crew through the pour. The person who told you what we'd do is the one watching it get done.
Since 2023, around lived-in homes
We've been in business since 2023, and I came to it from new construction, where the lot is bare and nothing's in the way. At your house the kids, cars and garden are still there, so we plan where the trucks and the chute go before pour day, not during it.
Licensed and insured contractor
We're licensed and insured. Inside Durango city limits, the city also requires contractors to hold a valid City of Durango Business License, so it's worth asking anyone you're weighing to show you theirs.
Satisfaction guaranteed on every job. When you're ready, send us your project or call (970) 844-8095.
Request an estimateGet a free on-site estimate for your stamped concrete
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out, walk the spot, listen to what you want and tell you plainly what we'd do and what it costs, with no obligation.
- Licensed and insured.
- Phone
- (970) 844-8095
- Location
- Durango, CO 81301
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
Questions about stamped concrete in Durango
How much does stamped concrete cost in Durango?
Across the US, installing a stamped concrete patio usually costs about $24 to $29 per square foot, and that's a national figure for patios, not our Durango price. Your number moves with the size, the pattern and colors, any old slab that has to come out and how much base work the ground needs. For your own figure, I come out and walk the job.
Do I need a permit for a stamped concrete patio in Durango?
Inside Durango city limits, the city requires a building permit before any work or ground disturbance starts, and a new slab means digging. We check what your job needs before anyone breaks ground, so the permit is settled before the first shovel goes in.
How do I care for new stamped concrete in its first winter?
Use no deicers on it that first winter and put down sand for traction instead, which is what the Michigan cold-weather guide advises. After that first winter, the same guide says to keep magnesium chloride and calcium chloride deicers off the concrete. If your pour lands late in the season, keep a bucket of sand by the door before the first snow.
Will a sealed stamped concrete patio get slippery when it's wet?
It can, because one sealer maker warns that surfaces treated with its sealer may become slick when wet. Ask how a sealer will grip on a wet day before you choose one, especially for steps, walks and the spot by the back door.
What causes stamped concrete to crack?
Most bad cracks come from a base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, from joints cut late or skipped, or from a slab poured in midday heat. Even a well-built slab can still get a small hairline crack, and I'd rather tell you that now, which is why we cut the joints where we want a crack to go.
Can stamped concrete be poured in the winter in Durango?
Not on frozen ground, because the Michigan guide says concrete is placed only on ground that isn't frozen. A pour planned for a cold month may have to wait until the ground thaws, so winter is a good time to get the estimate and the permit moving for a spring pour.
Other concrete work around the house
Concrete sidewalk building
If your patio needs a path from the driveway or back door, a new sidewalk can be poured to line up with its edge.
Garage floor concrete
When the garage slab is cracked, sinking or pooling water at the door, replacing it while we're already set up at the house can be worth a look.
Book a walk-through for your stamped patio
Have the slab's rough size, what it's for, a few photos and your address ready, and one call gets the visit on the calendar.
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